Schmidt, Klaus WernerSaglam, Harun Bugra2026-04-032026-04-0320181300-06321303-6203https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12416/16036https://doi.org/10.3906/elk-1610-209This paper investigates the effect of repeated time-limited input signals on the output excursion of stable, linear time-invariant systems. It is first shown that the maximum norm of the output signal remains bounded if the repeated input signals are separated by a nonzero dwell time. Then a novel method for computing a tight bound on the output signal norm is proposed. The setting of the paper is motivated by a vehicle platooning application, where vehicles repeatedly open/close gaps in order to perform lane changes. The developed method analyzes driving safety by computing a bound on the spacing error between vehicles when performing repeated open/close gap maneuvers.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessTime-Limited InputsVehicle FollowingLinear SystemsArticle10.3906/elk-1610-2092-s2.0-85041352485